Rough electrical contact surface
US5876580A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12993
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for rendering a surface of a contact rough includes submerging the surface of the contact in an electroplating bath having a dissolved metal salt, and pulsing an electric current through the contact and the bath to form a rough metallic structure on the surface of the contact.
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